Considéré comme synonyme junior de Sargochromis codringtonii (Boulenger, 1908)
- Skelton, Paul Harvey & G. G. Teugels. 1991. "Serranochromis". Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). pp. 442-453 (crc01183)
Décrit initialement sous Tilapia woosnami:
ZooBank:77B1D674-0BA7-4E43-ABC2-CC1D179426C3.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1911. "On a collection of fishes from the Lake Ngami Basin, Bechuanaland". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. pp. 399-431 (crc01410)